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India to see above-average temperatures in March, wheat crop at risk

Both maximum and minimum temperatures will be above average in most areas in March, D.S. Pai, a senior scientist at the state-run India Meteorological Department, told reporters

Tighter lending norms stymie Indian banks' loan growth for 7th month

Including the merger impact, loans grew 11.4% last month, compared with 20.3% in the year-ago period

Forex reserves rise to two-month high of $640.48 billion, shows RBI data

Changes in foreign currency assets are caused by the central bank's intervention in the forex market as well as the appreciation or depreciation of foreign assets held in the reserves

India's gold demand improves as prices retreat from all-time highs

India's gold imports are set to tumble 85 per cent in February from year ago levels to their lowest in 20 years

India in talks for 10 more Airbus C-295 aircraft in ageing fleet revamp

Going by the deal value of the 2021 purchase of 56 aircraft, an expanded order for 25 C-295s could be worth $1.1 billion

Angel One says it is investigating security breach, assessing impact

Angel One said it was notified of the breach by its dark-web monitoring partner and that it immediately changed all credentials of its AWS cloud

TTK Prestige to grow stores by 30% in 4 years, says CEO Vijayaraghavan

Expansion plan comes at a time when consumer spending is slowing in urban India, which in part resulted in a 6.4 per cent annual drop in the company's profit in the October-to-December period

Russia, US hold talks for six hours, Putin says contacts inspire hope

Kremlin had last year described relations with US as "below zero" under the administration of Joe Biden, who backed Ukraine with aid and weapons and imposed sanctions on Russia

'Pretty good talks going on': Donald Trump on Gaza ceasefire deal

A three-phase ceasefire in Gaza went into effect on January 19 and has led to the handover of 33 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel

Tesla seeks first approval to offer robotaxi service in California

esla would need additional permits from the California DMV and CPUC in order to operate the service without safety drivers in the vehicles, or to charge customers

China tech startups race to capitalise on DeepSeek fever, Xi's meeting

In the near-term, however, DeepSeek's AI breakthrough and this month's rare meeting between President Xi and tech business leaders have boosted investor sentiment

Q3 GDP growth seen stronger on improved rural demand, govt spending

In the three months to December, gross domestic product likely expanded by 6.3% from a year earlier, according to a Reuters' poll

Microsoft urges Trump to overhaul Biden's last AI-chip export curbs

In a blog post published on Thursday, the tech giant said these rules disadvantaged allies, including India, Switzerland and Israel,

Stock market poised to see partial recovery this year from deepest rout

Economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy slowed sharply this financial year as high inflation and stagnant incomes squeezed household spending

Trump's 25% EU tariffs rattles European shares, Wall Street mixed

Trump also floated a 25 per cent "reciprocal" tariff on European cars and other goods

CDSCO plans to streamline drug export clearances to reduce workload

The agency has only 2,000 officials to oversee over 10,000 drug factories and 1 million pharmacies in India

IMF keeps India's 'stabilised' exchange rate classification through 2024

The IMF had first moved to the "stabilised" classification for India from "floating" in December 2023

Sebi allows long-short equity, debt funds for wealthier individuals

The new category of investment funds, first announced last year as a way to offer sophisticated investors a wider range of options, can begin operations starting April 1, when the new rules kick in

India's contract drug manufacturers seek govt support in China fight

"The government has to understand that this industry has potential, if not scale, right now," Krishna Kanumuri, CEO and managing director at Sai Life Sciences, said at an event earlier this week

Rewrite clinical trial rules to boost mkt share: Healthcare experts to govt

As of 2022, India held an 8% share in global clinical trials - which evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new treatments - compared to China's 29%